Interventional Radiology Technologist - Specialist

About the role

Texas Children’s is searching for an Interventional Radiology Specialist to join their team. This position requires someone who can work effectively in a fast-paced environment, liaising between patients, radiologists, and other support staff.

Responsibilities

• Checks room daily for adequate stock necessary to facilitate continuous exam flow.
• Maintains appropriate inventory as indicated by posted par levels and updates supply lists when items are needed.
• Demonstrating population appropriate care with all patients, appropriately prepares patients for procedures.
• Affords assessment of factors that may contraindicate the procedure; such as, medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts.
• Provides information to patients, health care providers, students and the public concerning the role and responsibilities of individuals in the profession.
• Performs routine, portable, STAT, urgent, on-call and intraoperative diagnostic and interventional radiographic and fluoroscopy cases while accurately demonstrating anatomy and pathology through proper techniques.
• Affords assistance to radiologist with fluoroscopic and specialized interventional radiography procedures.
• Applies principles of ALARA, including use of technical factors according to technical specifications, to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
• Performs high quality imaging procedures: determines technical exposure factors, identifies and removes artifact producing objects, and utilizes shielding devices to protect the patient, self and others.
• Responsible for precise, complete and accurate data entry and image management in appropriate technology infrastructure: EPIC, PACS, etc.
• Responsible for quality control activities on the equipment and collaborates with appropriate parties to resolve image quality issues.
• Buils rapport and facilitates communication inside the department: network coordinate activities, strive to become a contact person within your workgroup.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program.
• Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification (CMRT) issued by the Texas Medical Board.
• Three (3) years of Interventional Radiology experience required.
• In depth knowledge of life support and medical terminology understanding is required.
• Ability to articulate, courteous and supportive in dealing with patients, parents, nursing, faculty, administrative and departmental personnel so that excellent customer service and positive guest relations are achieved.

Skills

Knowledge of Radiology principles that are developmentally appropriate for ages 0 – adulthood.

In depth knowledge of life support and medical terminology understanding is required.

Ability to articulate, courteous and supportive in dealing with patients, parents, nursing, faculty, administrative and departmental personnel so that excellent customer service and positive guest relations are achieved.

Benefits

When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Pay

Texas Children’s is committed to fair compensation for fair work. Our base salaries are competitive and are based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, scope of practice, education, training, relevant experience, certifications, endorsements, and licensure.

Schedule

Our team members enjoy a flexible schedule that allows for a healthy work-life balance. Shifts may vary depending on the needs of the department.

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive health care network with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties.
• The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI).
• The Feigin Tower for pediatric research.
• Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston.
• Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston.
• Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families.
• Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children.
• Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country.
• Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children.
• A global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world.
• Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.